SHARKS ACQUIRE DEFENCEMAN WALLIN FROM HURRICANES
The San Jose Sharks bolstered their defence by acquiring Niclas Wallin in a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.
San Jose also acquired a fifth-round pick in 2010 and sent a 2010 second-rounder -- that previously belonged to Buffalo -- to the Hurricanes to complete the deal.
Sharks Ready For Another ChanceA terrific regular season last year was squandered by the San Jose Sharks who feel meekly in the first round of the playoffs.
While still an ultra talented squad, the Sharks made one of the biggest moves in the off-season acquiring Dany Heatley.
GM Doug Wilson wanted to make a big splash and did so at a large cost. He got arguably the biggest talent available this summer. Whether that is enough to put them over remains to be seen.
Sharks making room for Heatley?Deal with Canucks leads to renewed trade speculation
By Ken Warren, The Ottawa Citizen; with files from The Associated Press
The Dany Heatley to San Jose Sharks speculation picked up steam in a hurry Friday.
After Sharks general manager Doug Wilson dumped $4.66 million U.S. in salary by trading defencemen Christian Erhoff and Brad Lukowich to the Vancouver Canucks for prospects Patrick White and Daniel Rahimi, he suggested the door was open for more trades.
Nabokov to be traded?There has been some reported talks of Evgeni Nabokov being on the market during the draft this evening. There is no confirmation of anything yet, but With a star goaltender on the market, there is sure to be lots of speculation?d round pick
Ryan Clowe on the move?According to Derren Dreger of TSN and the Fan590, The Sharks have been trying to sign RFA, power forward Ryan Clowe to an extension. But he is being shopped, and there are 4 teams in the mix.
Toronto, Minnesota, Philadelphia, and Los Angelas.
How to fix the Sharks?With the Sharks ending another terrific regular season with another extremely disappointing playoffs, the topic of "whats wrong with the Sharks" has been a pretty popular one amongst the hockey community. Everyone has a different opinion as to what the reason is, whether its no heart, Joe Thornton, coaching etc.
So what I thought might be fun is, what would you do to fix the Sharks? What trades would rectify their playoff failure? Or is it something else.
The amount of crap Joe Thornton takes is ridiculousHe led his team in playoff scoring, had as many points as the 2nd and 3rd highest paid forwards on his team combined in the post season, and finished with 5 points in 6 games playing against a team whose defense led them to a Stanley Cup win two years ago. If this is any player but Joe Thornton, this isn't even a story.
